# Jill Wiltfong

> Jill Wiltfong is the Chief Marketing Officer of Korn Ferry, the global organizational consulting firm, where she has led brand, communications and performance marketing since 2018. A former television news anchor, she rebuilt her career from the anchor desk into the C-suite, moving through Gallup, NPD, Ipsos and DEKRA before taking the top marketing seat at Korn Ferry. There she steered the integration of seven acquisitions into a single 'One Korn Ferry' brand and turned podcasting into a centerpiece of the firm's marketing.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Korn Ferry
- **Organizations:** Korn Ferry, DEKRA, Ipsos, NPD Group, Gallup
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management, B.A. in Journalism, University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Chief Marketing Officer of Korn Ferry, a global consulting firm with roughly 9,000 employees and about $2.9B in annual revenue, Steered the integration of seven acquisitions into a single unified brand ('One Korn Ferry'), Turned podcasting from an experiment into a centerpiece of Korn Ferry's marketing strategy

## Career timeline

- **1990s-2000s** — Television news anchor and reporter at NBC affiliates and stations in Louisiana, Kansas and New York
- **2000s** — Senior marketing and business roles at Gallup and NPD Group
- **2010s** — Senior marketing and innovation leadership at Ipsos; co-founded The Equity Lounge
- **2016-2017** — Senior Vice President, Head of Business Innovation and Strategic Marketing at DEKRA Insight
- **2018** — Joined Korn Ferry as Chief Marketing Officer (January 2018)
- **2018-present** — Led integration of seven acquisitions into a unified 'One Korn Ferry' brand
- **2023** — Panelist on 'The Art & Science of Brand' at Cannes Lions
- **2024** — Made podcasting a central pillar of Korn Ferry's marketing; hosts the Briefings: Leadership Unfiltered podcast

## Achievements

- Chief Marketing Officer of Korn Ferry, a global consulting firm with roughly 9,000 employees and about $2.9B in annual revenue
- Steered the integration of seven acquisitions into a single unified brand ('One Korn Ferry')
- Turned podcasting from an experiment into a centerpiece of Korn Ferry's marketing strategy
- Co-founded The Equity Lounge at Ipsos, a pop-up program advancing workplace equality with Fortune 500 companies
- Executive sponsor of Korn Ferry's Mosaic Program for developing diverse future talent
- Founding contributor to the Korn Ferry Foundation

## Latest updates

- **2024** — Hosting Korn Ferry's Briefings: Leadership Unfiltered podcast, including episodes on the pressures facing modern CMOs.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kornferry.com/about-us/consultants/jillwiltfong
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillwiltfong/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jillwiltfong

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